Monarch of Evernight: The fifty-three ginseng merchants disappeared

bsp;Based on the cultivation of the nobles and ministers on the other side of the palace, no matter how low the voice of the chamberlain was, it could not escape their ears. However, the emperor was generous and did not avoid it, but they would not deliberately go there to bring trouble to themselves. listen.

And Emperor Hao also looked calm, as if he was listening to a most ordinary report. No matter how vague the words of the chamberlain were, he did not ask any questions, as if everything was clear to him, he only asked: "Those things are suitable for use." What else did he say?"

But the chamberlain's expression froze, and he never expected that Emperor Hao would not react at all to the contents of the report. He didn't go to the Heavenly King's Mansion to deliver the items at all, but came directly to report Lin Xitang's whereabouts, so how could he tell.

Hao Di didn't wait for a reply and said "hmm".

The chamberlain seemed a little embarrassed, bent down even lower, and whispered: "I never went to deliver it... Wouldn't it be inappropriate if there were official documents and battle reports in it?"

Emperor Hao said calmly: "What is inappropriate for my Dazai to read some official documents and battle reports?"

Cold sweat broke out on the chamberlain's forehead. Emperor Hao's voice was still very soft and his tone was as gentle as usual, but he could not escape the ears of anyone in this room if he clearly said the word "Dazai". ?

The chamberlain couldn't figure out for a while why the emperor made things clear here, but he vaguely felt that the situation was not developing well, so he sweated even more. He originally thought that it was a matter of course that the official affairs of the cabinet should not be sent to the Heavenly Palace, but he didn't know that what Emperor Hao asked was so tricky.

In fact, when the ministers vaguely called the Duke of the country, they guessed that they were mostly referring to Lin Xitang. When the emperor is at work, will he have the time to listen to the trivial matters of the prince?

It’s just that people are unpredictable. As soon as yesterday’s personnel appointments came out, many people couldn’t help but think a little more.

The title of "Emperor's Master" was a ticket to avoid death, but at the same time, Lin Xitang's military power was completely removed without warning, and it was someone from the Zhao clan who took over Lin Xitang's position as commander and the Western Continent War Zone.

Back then, the rebels in the Western Continent were rampant and they once joined forces with the dark races to attack Zhao. It was then that Lin Xitang expanded the war zone. And because the situation in other war zones under his name was peaceful, he had been in this town in Xilu for five or six years. There have always been conflicts between the military theater and the territorial feudal lords. It is almost normal that Lin Xitang and the Zhao family have a bad relationship.

The emperor returned Xilu to the Zhao family. This arrangement is enough for anyone to think about it many times.

The heads of the family and the ministers were all well-connected people. When Emperor Hao asked that question, they were still doing their own thing, chatting and writing, as if they didn't hear anything.

But then, Emperor Hao said the second sentence in an understatement, "I don't think there is anything in this Apocalypse City that Taizai Lin cannot go to. Zhegui Palace is too worrying."

As soon as the words left his mouth, there was a sudden silence in the hall. Emperor Hao's voice was still soft and indifferent, but if he pretended not to hear it at this moment, he would be overdoing it.

The chamberlain fell to his knees with a thud, his face turned pale and his lips trembled. From the beginning to the end, Emperor Hao's expression did not change at all, and he looked gentle and humble. The side door was pushed open quietly, and someone quickly dragged the servant out. The manager of Xiaolan Palace came in and stood beside Emperor Hao with his hands solemnly in hand.

Emperor Hao's soft words were without a trace of fluctuation, "Go and tell the queen that it's time to take care of business and don't put anyone else in front of you. If they can't even remember the words "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics" , just copy it a hundred and eighty times."

The manager withdrew, and Emperor Hao leaned against the table and started flipping through the book again.

The two civil affairs chiefs, who had something to do, immediately immersed themselves in writing, striving to make their handwriting more beautiful and their vocabulary more gorgeous and accurate.

The nobles are quite embarrassed. The casual chat just now cannot be continued no matter what. Emperor Hao ordered two harems in succession, the empress and Concubine Zhao of the "Zhegui Hall", but the Li family of Tang Dynasty and the Zhao family of Yanyun were both present.

Li Tianshi, Marquis of Wanghai, was a little better. Emperor Hao's words when he hit Empress Li were neither light nor serious, and the meaning was not very clear. He could just assume that his family was only affected. Besides, compared with the fifty-year-old family heads in the house, Li Tianshi was still young, so when he caught the eyes of other family heads, it was not a shame to show him a self-deprecating smile.

The Duke of Yan was so embarrassed that he couldn't bear it. Zhao Weihuang is in charge of the Western Continent, Duke You Guo is participating in the battle in Floating Continent, the King of Heaven in the Imperial Capital is mourning, and Zhao Gongcheng has taken over the leadership position, so he can only do all the things that need to be done.

However, the Yanyun Zhao family now has a sect with three masters and one commander, which can vaguely keep pace with the Qingyang Zhang family. It's easy to say this, but the limelight is not so easy to come by.

After the whole day yesterday, Duke Yan felt more tired than after fighting all day long. Who would have thought that such a thing could happen in a small meeting with the theme of civil affairs?

And the reputation this time is really too bad. Not to mention interfering in politics in the harem or inserting people around the emperor. No one among the big families here should laugh at anyone.

But what's the point of picking things up with Lin Xitang openly? The technique was so ugly that in the presence of a room full of distinguished ministers, a chamberlain came to hint which palace Lin Xitang had gone to.

Huh? Which palace?

This question has been swirling in the minds of all nobles. Since Concubine Zhao was talking about it, it was definitely not an ordinary palace, at least Emperor Hao would probably be displeased after hearing this. However, the chamberlain never dared to reveal anything by "accident", and Emperor Hao also avoided it intentionally or unintentionally, which is interesting.

Is the Yanyun Zhao family interested in the rear position again? Are you still interested in storage space?

Under the rich gazes of all the family heads, Duke Yan really wanted to smash the houses of some old guys from the Zhao Clan in the Western Continent! Back then, the Zhao family was dissatisfied and randomly sent girls from the clan into the palace. Nowadays, there is an increasing tendency to shoot themselves in the foot.

The Zhao girl is a daughter of a small branch of Duke Youguo. With just a noble surname, she really can't get many noble girls carefully trained by many aristocratic families in the harem. However, she liked to listen to several clan elders, so this was not the first time she had troubled Lin Xitang.

That's all in the past. Lin Xitang took over the civil and military power alone and liked to promote poor families. All the wealthy families felt uncomfortable. And now even Duke Yan wants to point at those old men and ask, who is Lin Xitang provoking in the Zhao family? !

Besides, His Majesty can make everyone look the other way, so he is not an easy person to get along with. The emperor did not care about the harem in the past, but now he no longer needs to tolerate anyone. Regardless of whether Lin Xitang will be given real power or not, just the word "emperor" shows that the emperor is willing to support him.

The Duke of Yan now extremely regrets that he did not unite with Duke You to be tough to the end and allowed the elders of the clan to control matters in the backyard. If you don’t want to give it away, don’t give it away. It’s not like planting trees, it must occupy a hole!

The Zhao Clan has been a powerful family for thousands of years, and what promotes the family name is the bravery and sacrifice of its children. The so-called descendants are just the icing on the cake, never the foundation of the clan!

The Duke of Yan put his hands flat on his knees and sat as straight as a pine tree. He held a breath in his chest and had nowhere to spit it out.

Zhang Boqian, who had always turned his back to everyone, suddenly turned around and said slowly: "I oppose the proposal of the Gaoling Song family to inherit the title without surrender. There have always been conditions for the hereditary title to be passed down. Personal combat power, personal military merit, The family's military exploits are indispensable, let alone the hereditary prince of the empire. How can he dare to break this rule and give the young man a chance to preserve his family name? After the attack, you can be promoted again based on military merit."

After Zhang Boqian dropped such a heavy force cannonball, he only nodded slightly to Emperor Hao as a greeting, and actually walked out of the palace and left.

This is the last proposal that has been discussed just now and Zhang Boqian has not expressed his position. The conflicts between the Zhang and Song clans have been going on for a long time, and the heads of the families were not surprised, but they thought there was still a possibility of passing.

Because the Song clan has been divided apart from its core territory, Prince Rui, who came out as the guarantee, has always been a good person. The so-called "unreigned title" can only be passed down to one generation, so the family heads are happy to give him face. In addition, seeing a family member suddenly fall with his own eyes, no matter which family he is, he feels a little bit sad.

Who knew that after Zhang Boqian had been silent for a long time, at this delicate moment, he dropped a long paragraph and left.

All the family heads are old foxes who have a keen eye for subtle things. At that moment, some of them turned to look at Duke Yan. Speaking of which, King Rui's mother clan is the Yanyun Zhao family, and in the past two years, several members of the Song clan have been trying hard to curry favor with the Zhao clan.

Is King Qingyang’s move just adding insult to injury? Or are Zhang Clan and Zhao Clan finally going to compete for first place?

Emperor Hao, who was behind the bead curtain, suddenly raised his head and said, "Since King Zhang has expressed his position, let the ministers vote! After all, this is the top priority of the family. It has not been done for many years, and the imperial family is not in a good mood. Decision."

The heads of the families suddenly froze, and no matter how scheming they were, their faces could not help but show color. They may have never been so eager before, hoping that His Majesty the Qin Dynasty would be able to make arbitrary decisions.

Zhang Boqian didn't care what the situation was in Xiaolan Palace. A few moments later, he had arrived at the gate of Prince Qingyang's Palace. However, after entering the door, his steps gradually slowed down, and finally he stopped in the small square in front of the second level palace and stood like this for a long time.

The sunlight projection at my feet deviated from an obvious angle. The butler's figure hurried past the corridor in front. It was time to start preparing for dinner.

Zhang Boqian seemed to have just come to his senses and called the housekeeper. When the housekeeper saw him, he quickly saluted and said: "The Duke of Zhenguo came in the afternoon and has been resting in the small study in the back hall."

Zhang Boqian nodded and was about to leave.

The steward asked: "Your Majesty, will the dinner for you and Duke Zhen be served in the side hall?"

Zhang Boqian paused and said, "No need, Duke Zhen Guo has other things to do in the evening." After saying that, he took a step forward and disappeared among the buildings.

Zhang Boqian pushed open the door of the small study room and saw no one in the large room.

There is no scent of him here. In fact, when he stepped into the mansion, he could no longer find that person's breath. Even if the powerful consciousness of the King of Heaven can find one block after another, even an entire city, or even a distant wilderness, what is the use?

A long scroll is spread out on the desk, and the used pens are not washed and placed casually on the pen pillow. The west window was half-open, and half of the dazzling red flower branches of the red cotton outside were stretched out.

Zhang Boqian walked to the table, and a familiar font jumped into his sight.

"As the banquet is over, Tangdi looks different."

On the right side of the long scroll is a flat and elongated jade block. The jade is of primitive quality, light and bright in color, with bluish-white and yellowish tones. When you reach out and touch it, you can feel that the top and bottom of this jade piece are not one piece. It is a jade box that can be opened from the middle. It turns out to be another "omen of good luck and feathers".

Zhang Boqian once asked Lin Xitang for one, but he destroyed it after getting it. Unexpectedly, Lin Xitang left another one for him.

Picking up the jade box, Zhang Boqian looked very calm. After playing with it for a moment, he suddenly sneered, "Is the fate you leave to me your destiny or mine?"

PS: "To live up to the banquet at this time, Tangdi's silence is different." When I first wrote this sentence on Weibo, I was imagining this scene, and I finally wrote it today^-^.

I posted Lin Xitang’s text character card on Weibo. If you are interested, you can take a look.